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001514814 245__ $$aPosey County Courthouse statue in Mt. Vernon, Indiana
001514814 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana
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001514814 347__ $$a600-800 dpi
001514814 520__ $$aStatue in front of the Posey County Courthouse (Main St. side) It was dedicated in 1908. "A bronze Goddess of Liberty stands holding a flag aloft in her proper right hand atop a tall stone column, with four bronze military soldiers at each corner of the base. Liberty is seen in classical dress. The granite column on which she stands is topped with a limestone Corinthian capital and has a limestone tiered base, with three columns. Mounted on each corner of the base is a Civil War soldier--an infantryman on the southwest; a sailor on the northwest; an artilleryman on the southeast; and a cavalry man on the northeast. The sculpture cost approximately $14,000. It was installed by the citizens of Posey County in memory of the soldiers and sailors of Posey County who fought during the Civil War. A six cent tax levy on personal property financed the sculpture. The project was spearheaded by Christian Dannheiser, a county resident who prompted the local Grand Army Post to take up the matter. The sculpture was designed by architect F. M. Young of Young & Lipe Company of Litchfield, Illinois. Rudolf Schwarz molded and cast the bronze figures at Schwarz Foundry. The base was fabricated and installed by the Charles G. Blake Company and cut by Marr and Gordon of Barre, Vermont. Builder Frank D. Werking put in the foundation for the sculpture. Two cannons originally stood to the north and south of the sculpture, but they were removed during World War II." ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum (as found on http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMN35D_Soldiers_and_Sailors_Monument_Posey_County_Courthouse_Square_Mt_Vernon_IN) SEE MSS 184-1770 for the top of the statue.
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001514814 691__ $$aMt. Vernon, IN
001514814 7001_ $$aBrad Awe
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001514814 914__ $$aRLIC
001514814 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection
001514814 984__ $$aBrad Awe Collection
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